What should you pay attention to while consuming zinc?
Preparation which contains zinc in non-organic state are not good because in this state trace element zinc is harder to preserve. Pay attention to only consume zinc which is organically interconnected with histidine, gluconate, aspartame or citrate. Since the body can't preserve zinc you should consume it on daily basis. Dosage of 10-15 mg is enough and on long run you shouldn't go above 30 mg daily dosage.
Food enriched with zinc
(all data are valid for 100 g):
- Oyster 84 mg
- Pumpkin seed 7 mg
- Cacao powder 5.7 mg
- Hard cheese 5.1 mg
- Indian walnuts 4.8 mg
- Oat 4.2 mg
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Function:
Assists to all processes in organism. Zinc is important for cell division, regeneration, immune system and wound repair process. It stimulate fertility and neutralize free radicals.
Also zinc partake in more than 300 enzyme reactions.
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